“Lebanon” Levi King Stoltzfus
December 26, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Discovery’s panacea in the absence of Breaking Amish is its own look at Amish culture, Amish Mafia. What presents like a documentary, feels like a reality show, but is really just drama is still only on its third episode (episode four is on later tonight). At its inception, Discovery was honest about Amish Mafia. Revealing it to […]
December 20, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Amish Mafia is currently on episode three in which time we’ve learned the real names and real criminal histories of the cast. None of which correlates to what has been shown onscreen. For example, in episode one “Lebanon Levi” 33-year-old Levi King Stoltzfus is portrayed as being a felon with a storied history of violent crime. […]
December 19, 2012 by Hollywoodite
It is immediately apparent that the cast of Amish Mafia aren’t quite whom they purport to be. For example, Alan Beiler is an actor who worked with one of the cast of Breaking Amish. And Beiler expunged his social profiles after the premiere of Amish Mafia. Also, Lebanon Levi is really 33-year-old Levi King Stoltzfus who, rather than the […]
December 18, 2012 by Hollywoodite
During episode two of Discovery’s Amish Mafia, Lebanon Levi is shown sitting atop the roof of a house in his native Pennsylvania as he explains that he works in construction which makes him good money. He also suggests that it’s a cover for things like Amish parties and extortion. Although, it’s apparent he doesn’t need the money after […]
December 18, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Amish Mafia’s Alan Beiler had a MySpace from 2008 along with other business and personal profiles most of which have since been deleted. In addition to Beiler, the show’s antagonist known as “Lebanon Levi” also has an abandoned MySpace page that doesn’t appear to have been touched in […]
December 15, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Discovery Channel admitted Amish Mafia was at least partly faked in its press release a month ago. The sentiment was repeated during the season premiere with a disclaimer warning that scenes had been staged. The show also revealed the full name and real criminal history of its lead antagonist with poorly-redacted arrest records flashed across the […]
December 14, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Amish Mafia is the Discovery Channel’s answer to the success of sister network TLC’s Breaking Amish. The September 9, 2012 premiere of Breaking Amish was viewed by 3.097 million people, earning TLC its highest ratings in eight years. It would appear Amish Mafia got even more viewers for its December 12 season premiere, with a record […]
December 14, 2012 by Hollywoodite
There’s more and more information being revealed by the hour about the antagonist known as Lebanon Levi from Discovery’s Amish Mafia (its answer to sister channel TLC’s Breaking Amish). First, Discovery admitted during the season premiere that there is no Amish Mafia, there’s only legend on which the premise of the show is based and […]
December 13, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Amish Mafia season one episode one was more illuminating than perhaps Discovery Channel had intended. Upon announcing the show earlier in the year, Discovery admitted in its own press release that the show was fabrication acted for the cameras. This was reiterated during the pilot. Not only were the scenes reenactments but Discovery also admitted that there’s no […]
December 13, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Amish Mafia made its debut this week after much consternation about its lack of veracity and admitted staging of scenes/ use of reenactments. The show is called “Amish Mafia,” yet openly admits in its credits that it knows not whether such a group exists and it’s based on hearsay. And then there’s the show’s star, […]